Infinite MonkeysThis morning I read about the the wrath that has been threatened against twelve illustrators who have submitted images of Mohammed for a Danish publisher's new book about him. As a result of twelve submissions being published in a Danish newspaper, Saudi Arabia has booted out the Danish ambassador.
Verity at anglosphere.com elaborates,
"They were pretty tame stuff, but have rocked the Muslim world because under Islamic law – which they now seek to apply in the West – renderings of Mohammad are illegal.I think it's time we follow the example of a big USC fan/strategist and flood the zone, setting up a series of short yardage screen passes on the playing field of the blogosphere. (Apologies to Mr. Taranto. We won't challenge the penalty flag for unnecessary roughness of metaphor.)The cultural editor of the Jyllands-Posen has remained unapologetic, saying he put out the call in response to a worrying trend he had observed in the Western media: self-censorship. The paper has received bomb threats and the editors and the cartoonists have received death threats from adherents of the Religion of Peace but all have stood their ground."
Let us follow the lead of the Danish illustrators and unapologetically exercise our defiance by posting our own images of Mohammed over and over and over. There are some available via Google Image Search. But I'd recommend adding one of your own. Here's mine.
HT: InstaPundit
Update v0.1 I just got word of new comments from Norway's foreign minister (some Norwegians re-ran the Danish newspaper story & cartoons) that deserve criticism. Unfortunately, by the time all of the Monkeys finally responded, consenting to my placing us in harm's way, I have to run out the door to a charity fundraiser. Thanks to Monkey JamesPh for the tip. Indirect HT: Andrew Stuttaford on NRO
Posted by Brad at January 28, 2006 11:00 AM